Palin handlers bully CNN cameraman at book signing

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Palin handlers bully CNN cameraman at book signing

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/palin-handlers-bully-cnn-cameraman-book-signing/



By David Edwards
Friday, December 3rd, 2010 -- 9:14 am

Sarah Palin's aides opted to use a little bit of force to end an otherwise polite conversation with a CNN news crew Thursday.

CNN's Jim Acosta and his camera crew were invited to attend a Palin book signing in a Spirit Lake, Louisiana Wal-Mart. But one of Palin's handlers put a hand in front of the camera before Acosta could finish his questions.

"They brought the media in three by three if you can believe this, and led us into a room where Sarah Palin was signing those books," Acosta explained to CNN host Wolf Blitzer Thursday.

"They had the music playing loudly presumably to discourage us from asking questions. At the end of our time with the governor, observing her during the book signing, we decided to ask her the question which is often asked of presidential contenders in Iowa, 'When are you going to make your announcement on running for president?'" Acosta said.

At that moment, the music stopped.

"Are we doing interviews?" Palin asked. "I thought we were talking to the nice people. Where's the music and where's our good enthusiasm?"

"Well, we're nice too," Acosta told Palin.

"Not always, but maybe you are," Palin replied.

Not surprisingly, the former Alaska governor said that she was not any closer to announcing her run for president.

[Angry Dragon]

1. "If I can't control the questions, I do not want to hear them"

[HipChick]

2. She got up to run away from the camera...anyone notice the moronic way she kept sighing the books

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Remedy: Stop covering Palin for inane photo ops.

[ejpoeta]

4. what an idiot. what you say to that is that right now you are signing autographs

for people but that you will be considering your options later. much too early to make such decisions. this woman is so uncouth.

[Bluebear]

5. 'Where's the music and where's our good enthusiasm?" - Who speaks like that?

Idiot.